USDA Farm Service Agency - Emergency Forest Restoration program

The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) helps the owners of non-industrial private forests restore forest health damaged by natural disasters. The EFRP does this by authorizing payments to owners of private forests to restore disaster damaged forests. For more information contact your local FSA office (Klamath - (541) 883-6924; Lake - (541) 947-2367) 

USDA Farm Service AGency Biomass Crop Assistance Program

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) provides funds to assist farmers and forester landowners with growing, maintaining and harvesting biomass that can be used for energy or biobased products. For more information contact your local FSA office (Klamath - (541) 883-6924; Lake - (541) 947-2367).

Wildfires pose a threat for many obvious reasons, but one overlooked potential threat is asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a mineral that was once used extensively in home construction due to its fire resistance until it was discovered that it causes mesothelioma cancer. Asbestos, and other cancer-causing minerals, can be released into the air when structures catch fire and begin to burn. Click here to learn about asbestos during wildfires and other natural disasters.